Fujian Province is situated on the South-Eastern coast of China. Bordering Provinces are clockwise around; Jiangxi Province in the West, Zhejiang Province in the North, Taiwan Island - The Republic of China off the Coast across the Taiwan Straits of the South China Sea in the East, and finally Guangdong Province with Shenzen, Hong Kong and Macau to the South.

The province is mountainous and only the area along the coast is occupied by plains. Mountainous areas and hilly lands make up 80% of its total area.

The province is rich in tourist resources and famous for its picturesque sceneries. It possesses more than 40 famous scenic spots and over 40 major historic and cultural sites under state protection. The national major famous scenic areas include Mt.Wuyi, Mt.Taimu, Mt.Qingyuan, Gulangyu-Warrshishan, Taoyuan Cave, Linyin Stone Forest , Yuanyang Brook , Mt. Guanzhi and Jinhu Lake in Taming. Others,such as the "Eighteen sights in Gushan" and the "Thirty six Wonderful

Fujian is famous for its traditional handicraft articles , such as bodiless lacquerware in Fuzhou, stone carving in Shoushan, bamboo woven articles in Anxi, shell carving in Pingtan, etc, especially, the narcissus in Zhangzhou enjoys good fame throughout the country.

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The province is rich in tourist resources and famous for its picturesque sceneries. It possesses more than 40 famous scenic spots and over 40 major historic and cultural sites under state protection. The national major famous scenic areas include Mt.Wuyi, Mt.Taimu,Mt.Qingyuan, Gulangyu-Warrshishan, Taoyuan Cave, Linyin Stone Forest , Yuanyang Brook , Mt. Guanzhi and Jinhu Lake in Taming. Others,such as the "Eighteen sights in Gushan" and the "Thirty six Wonderful Views in Wushan Hill" are also the attractive tourist sites.

Wuxi

River

Mei

River

Fujian enjoys a subtropic climate , characterized by hot summer but cool winter. The annual mean temperature is 17-22°C , and the annual rainfall is 1100-2000mm. It has a frost-free Period of 240-300days in a year.

A Map drawing of the Eurasian continent , parts of North-East Africa and the Middle East in the 19Th Century between 1801 AD and 1900 AD. Focal points are the expansion of western colonial posessions of Portugal, Britain and France, as well as Russia moving from West to East. Labeled seperately is the later Rise of the Empire of Japan in the East.

Included in this Map are the main cities across the continent with their brief histories and events during the 19Th Century. Marked in Colors for clarity are the various colonial and imperialist Nations. As relating to China; special attention is payed to so called Treaty Ports. The First Treaty Ports were forced open by Britain in the year 1841 AD, but counted over 80 in total by the end of the 19Th Century. The most important Treaty Ports in China are marked and described with a short history where the map allows.